Backpack Writing

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For college courses in Composition and Rhetoric.Backpack Writing, Fourth Edition presents writing, reading, and research processes dynamically, using a variety of visuals to illustrate how readers interact with texts and how writers compose. One of the first textbook authors to focus on multimedia composing, Lester Faigley employs his own advice to engage students in every step of the writing process – for both college composition and everyday life – and pulls back the curtain on how writers work.

Aligned with the learning goals for a first-year college writing course identified in the 2014 Outcomes Statement from the Council of Writing Program Administrators, Backpack Writing gives students the support they need to succeed in first-year composition, in their other courses, and in their careers. In the Fourth Edition, students can also practice and explore what they’ve learned chapter-by-chapter with interactive MyWritingLab tools, assignments, and projects. Also Available with MyWritingLab™This title is also available with MyWritingLab™ — an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts.

PART 1: THE ACADEMIC WRITER

1 Thinking as an Academic WriterExplore Through Writing Understand the Process of WritingUnderstand the Rhetorical SituationAnalyze Your AssignmentThink About Your GenreThink About Your MediumThink About Your TopicThink About What Your Readers ExpectThink About Your Credibility

2 Reading as an Academic Writer Become a Critical Reader Become a Critical ViewerAnnotate Academic ReadingsRecognize FallaciesWrite a SummaryWrite a ParaphraseMove from Reading to InventionStart an Annotated BibliographySynthesize Readings and Visuals

3 Planning Move from a General Topic to a Writing Plan Narrow Your TopicWrite a ThesisMake a Plan

4 Drafting Draft with Strategies in Mind Write a Zero DraftDraft from a Working OutlineStart Fast with an Engaging Title and Opening ParagraphDevelop ParagraphsConclude with StrengthLink Within and Across Paragraphs

Guide to Research15 Planning Research Analyze the Research Task Ask a QuestionDraft a Working Thesis

16 Finding Sources Identify the Kinds of Sources That You Need Search Using KeywordsFind Sources in DatabasesFind Sources on the WebFind Multimedia SourcesFind Print SourcesCreate a Working Bibliography

17 Evaluating Sources Determine the Relevance and Quality of Sources Determine the Kind of SourceDetermine If a Source Is Trustworthy

18 Writing the Research Project Write a DraftAvoid PlagiarismQuote Sources Without PlagiarizingSummarize and Paraphrase Sources Without PlagiarizingIncorporate QuotationsIncorporate VisualsReview Your Research Project

19 MLA Documentation Elements of MLA DocumentationEntries in the Works-cited ListIn-text Citations in MLA StyleBooks in MLA-Style Works CitedWeb Sources in MLA-Style Works CitedOther Sources in MLA-Style Works CitedVisual Sources in MLA-Style Works CitedSample MLA PaperGeorge AbukarIt’s Time to Shut Down the Identity Theft Racket